John Amberg’s litigation practice includes commercial litigation, product liability, probate and professional liability matters. Commercial litigation matters handled by Mr. Amberg have included antitrust, unfair competition, trade secret, intellectual property, securities and contract disputes. He has handled significant cases relating to corporate acquisitions, credit card processing, internet transactions, patent licenses and computer software services for the aircraft, banking, credit card, furniture, health care, real estate, retail, software, trucking and toy industries, among others.

Mr. Amberg also has defended the safety and effectiveness of a wide variety of industrial and household products, including aircraft, automotive parts, chemicals, computer software, drugs, furniture and fixtures, medical devices and gas heater controls. His drug and toxic tort experience includes experimental drugs and medical devices, as well as asbestos, chlorine, mold, sodium hypochlorite and chloroflurocarbons. Mr. Amberg’s product liability practice includes risk prevention counseling and training, advice on warning labels and instructions, indemnification and insurance.

Mr. Amberg has tried cases to verdict in state and federal courts throughout California. He is an arbitrator and mediator for the Dispute Resolution Service of the Los Angeles County Superior Court and the Los Angeles County Bar Association Mandatory Fee Arbitration Panel. He is also a former chair of the Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct of the State Bar of California and a member and former chair of the Professional Responsibility and Ethics Committee of the Los Angeles County Bar Association. Mr. Amberg represents attorneys and serves as an expert witness on professional liability, malicious prosecution, sanctions and legal ethics.

Bar and Court Admissions

California, 1983

Michigan, 1980

Missouri, 1981

United States Courts of Appeals for the Ninth and Federal Circuits

United States District Courts for the Central, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of California; Western District of Michigan; and Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri

Education

University of Michigan, J.D., cum laude, 1979

Princeton University, A.B., 1974

Publications

Mr. Amberg has written articles for Los Angeles Lawyer magazine, the Association of Business Trial Lawyers, National Institute of Trial Advocacy, Los Angeles Bar Association and State Bar of California.

Speeches and Seminars

Mr. Amberg has lectured to the Inns of Court, Association of Business Trial Lawyers, Los Angeles County Bar Association, State Bar of California, Continuing Legal Education of the Bar and Lorman Seminars.